Molten Metal Synthesis of Nanographenes
This manuscript describes a simple and effective method to cyclodehydrogenate arenes using liquid alkali metals. Direct reaction between molten potassium and arenes forms 6-membered rings and zigzag edged structures within polyarenes. The approach is extended to integration of pyridinic nitrogen and 5-membered rings to arene structures and synthesis of larger, open-shell nanographenes.
Authors
- Colin Nuckolls (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0384-5493)
- Michael L. Steigerwald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6337-2707)
- Scott R. Docherty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8605-3669)
- Daniel Čavlović (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4057-6648)
- Mandi J. Lopez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8776-8594)
- Xavier Roy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8850-0725)
- Elena Meirzadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7638-2434)
- Jennifer Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2085-5578)
- Luke T. Lackovic
Institutions
- Weizmann Institute of Science (IL)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Chemical Society
- Published
- 2024-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c16328
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Surface Chemistry and Catalysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.18
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
- National Institutes of Health
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research